My wife had a tough time with adverse reactions both the first and second time, but I’m not sure about this time. She has been home for 3 hours after the vaccination and so far seems to be fine.
12歳と3日のこなつ、頂いたプレゼントで遊んでいます。
Konatsu, 12 years and 3 days old, playing with a gift she received.
I like the towel with her name and initials on it. Konatsu is living comfortably without any worries, but on the other hand, news of pets is coming from Ukraine, and I feel unbearable when I see articles about pets and not being able to evacuate because of them.
UAnimalsのfacebookから写真をお借りしました。
I borrowed the photo from UAnimals facebook.
誰かゴルゴ13の連絡先知らないかな？
Does anyone have contact information for Golgo 13? lol
Today is Konatsu’s 12th birthday. Konatsu became a part of our family when she was a puppy of about 5 months old, but it seems like it was just a while ago. We must be getting older too.
これはこなつが我が家に来て1ヶ月くらいの頃です。
This was about a month after Konatsu came to our house.
最近のこなつは少し足腰が衰え始めたか？と思えるような時もあります。例えば車に乗り降りする際に躊躇して、抱っこされるのを待つように動かずに待っていたり、家の階段で足を踏み外したり。ランでは元気に走るからまだ心配ないとは思うけど、気を付けて見守る必要はありそうだ。 Recently, Konatsu’s legs and feet have started to deteriorate a little. For example, she hesitates when getting in and out of the car. For example, when getting in and out of the car, he hesitates and waits without moving as if she is waiting to be carried, or she steps off the stairs at home. Konatsu runs well at the dogpark, so I don’t think we need to worry about her, but we do need to watch her carefully.
We have the Doll Festival on March 3. It’s the day to pray for healthy growth and happiness for young girls. Most families with girls display dolls called Hina-ningyo. This is my daughter’s doll, but it’s also for Konatsu.
All the parking lots in the city center were full because of the influx of tourists today. One by one, cars wandered into the alleys looking for a parking space, but…
裏道に入っても全て満車なのです。そういう私はどうしたかと言うと､､､
Even if you take the back roads, they are all full. So what did I do?
あるんですよねえ、これが(笑)
There is a parking lot that only the locals know about, lol.
ママの買い物を待つ間、私とこなつは人の少ない静かな所を散歩してきました。
While waiting for my wife to go shopping, Konatsu and I went for a walk in a quiet place with few people.
今日は人力車も大忙しのようだね。
It looks like the rickshaws are very busy today.
この辺りはちょっと歩くとお寺が沢山ある。ここ↑は蛭子神社、「ひるこじんじゃ」と読みます。 There are many temples in this area if you walk around a bit. Hereupon is Hiruko Shrine.
小町大路を歩いているところです。もう少し先まで歩くと
We are walking along Komachi-oji.
妙本寺の山門が見えてきます。
The main gate of Myohonji Temple came into view.
ここは静かで気持ちの良いお寺で、ここも頼朝や日蓮上人と関係が深いお寺だそう。
This is a quiet and pleasant temple, and I heard that this temple is also closely related to Yoritomo and Saint Nichiren. ※Yoritomo,he established Kamakura shogunate and was the very first general of the Kamakura shogunate.
境内には日蓮上人の像もある。
There is also a statue of Saint Nichiren in the precincts.
参道にこんな旗が立っていました。やっぱりねという感じ。
Kamakura is now a very popular tourist destination, and TV historical dramas are on the air. This is the flag that tells us that this temple is a place with a connection to that history.
賑わいはまだ序の口、おそらくGWの頃には凄いことになるんだろうね｡｡｡
It’s only the beginning of the crowds, but it will probably be great around the holidays in May.
Today is my wife’s day to go to the hair salon, so I dropped her off at Shichirigahama and decided to walk around Kamakura-Hiromachi Forest with Konatsu for about an hour and a half until she was done. I actually installed a pedometer app on my phone about a week ago, but I’m still up to about 8,000 steps/day. So, I decided to walk for exercise as well.
鎌倉広町緑地は市内で一番規模の大きな森で総面積は48ヘクタールだそうな。
Kamakura Hiromachi Forest is the largest forest in the city, with a total area of 48 hectares. (48 hectares is equivalent to 118 acres)
ではいつもの広場の駐車場に車を置いて、さあ出発！ 後ろの森が広町緑地の東端だ。
So we left the car in the parking lot of the usual plaza, and off we went! The forest behind us is the eastern edge of the Hiromachi Forest.
浄化センター入り口から森に入るとすぐに急坂を上る。
As soon as we entered the forest from the entrance of the purification center, we went up a steep slope.
動物の匂いがするのだろうか？こなつはあちこちでこうして匂いを嗅いでいる。
Does it smell like an animal? Konatsu is sniffing here and there like this.
After climbing up the hill, we came to this road, but it was still very up and down. The road was muddy from yesterday’s rain, so we had to be careful on the descents.
しばらく歩いていると､､､
After walking for a while…
木に番号を書いて透明なシートが貼り付けられていた。なんだろう？
There was a transparent sheet attached to the tree with a number written on it. What is it?
Apparently, this is what happened. I later found out that oak wilt has been confirmed in Kanagawa Prefecture in the past few years, causing widespread damage to Quercus serrata and Shii oak trees. It is said that the fungus is brought inside the trees by a small insect called “kashinaga”. As a countermeasure, they are injecting medicine into the trees and wrapping sheets around them.
その被害に遭った木はこうなってしまうんだって。知らなかった。
This is what happens to the trees that are damaged. I didn’t know that.
再び散歩に戻ります。我々は⑪の入り口から入り、現在⑬に来ています。
Back to the walk again. We entered through entrance ⑪ and are now at ⑬.
From here, we could see Sagami Bay and beyond that, the Miura Peninsula. After this, I plan to walk to the entrance of ⑭Shichirigahama, leave the forest, and walk the outer course back to the starting point.
ここが七里ヶ浜出口。さっきの入り口からの距離は2kmちょっとくらいかな。
This is the Shichirigahama exit. The distance from the entrance is about 2km.
出るとすぐに住宅街
As soon as we got out, it was a residential area.
ここからはいつも車で通っている道を下って行きます。
From here, we went down the same road we always drive on.
On the way, there is a pond called “A pond begging for rain.”. There is a legend that during the Kamakura period (1185-1333), when the area was suffering from a drought, Saint Nichiren chanted a sutra here and it rained heavily.
下り坂が続くからこなつの足取りも軽いね。
Konatsu’s footsteps were light as she continued downhill.
この突き当りで下り坂が終了
At the end of the road, the descent ends.
こなつもやれやれという顔だ。
Konatsu also looked tired.
ようやく出発地点の浄化センターが見えてきた。
At last, we could see the purification center where we started.
よく歩いたなあ､､､と歩数計を見てみると
When I looked at my pedometer, I realized that I had walked a lot…..
No way ! I only walked 4,800 steps. But well, I went up and down the mountain path, so I got more exercise than my steps! I can’t help but feel satisfied with myself lol
I was expecting to be able to drive on snowy roads again since heavy snow was forecasted, but it started raining in the morning. and when I went to work, it started snowing around noon in Tokyo. The Tokyo Metropolitan Expressway had closed some of its routes in preparation for the heavy snow, and I didn’t want to get stuck in traffic if it snowed heavily, so I left work early and came home.
家に帰ってきたときには丁度こなつの夕方の散歩の時間。今日はママが連れて行ってくれるらしい。 When I came home, it was just time for Konatsu’s evening walk. My wife was going to take her out today.
I was going to go with her to take a picture of Konatsu, but when I went outside to take a test shot, the snow didn’t show up at all, so I decided not to go.
こなつは「なんで一緒に行かないの」って顔してるけどね。
Konatsu has a “why don’t you go with me” look on her face, though.
Can you see it’s snowing in this picture? But it doesn’t look like it’s going to be all white with snow… Having grown up in a warmer climate, I’m always happy when there’s snow on the ground.
Konatsu would go back and forth between the two of us and finally be satisfied. For Konatsu, this may be like a dessert. I am careful not to take in too many calories so as not to make her fat.
She still looks like she doesn’t have enough, but we don’t give her any more. Konatsu seems to understand that this is the end, and doesn’t ask for more. She is a very perceptive dog.
When Konatsu found someone over there and approached him …
甲斐犬の信玄君だった。今、4歳か5歳くらいだったかな。
It was Shingen, a Kai Ken. He is about 4 or 5 years old now. Kai Ken is a Japanese dog. It is said that he is faithful to his owner and does not bark in vain.
歩いているうちに辺りは薄暗くなり､､､
As I walked, the area became dim …
家に戻った時には日没直後、キレイだね。そして、その翌々日の今朝はとても寒い。
When I got home, it was beautiful right after sunset. And it was very cold this morning the day after that.
朝の散歩からもどったこなつは毛布の上が気持ちいいようで、ここから動こうとしない。
Konatsu, who returned from the morning walk, seems to feel comfortable on the blanket and does not move from here.
歳を取って寒さに弱くなってきたのだろうか｡｡｡ それともここの居心地が良いだけのこと？
I wonder if Konatsu has become vulnerable to the cold as she gets older .. Or is it just a cozy place here?
I am on winter holidays from today. Even if it’s winter holidays, it’s the same as usual to get up early in the morning and go for a walk with Konatsu.
日の出直前の七里ヶ浜です
Just before sunrise
今朝も寒くて足元は凍っていますが、ワンコ達は元気いっぱい。
It’s cold this morning and the ground is frozen, but the dogs are full of energy.
A few hours later, here is Odakyu OX on the Kugenuma coast. While my wife was shopping, I was killing time while taking a walk in the Prefectural Shonan Coastal Park with Konatsu.
いつもとは逆の方向から見る江ノ島です。
It is Enoshima seen from the opposite side as usual.
右も左もサーファーでいっぱい。今日から休みの人が多いんだろうね。
Both right and left are full of surfers. I think there are many people on winter holidays from today.
いつもは波打ち際まで行くのは嫌がるのに今日は平気な様子。波の音を聞きながらの散歩は気持ち良いね。
Konatsu usually doesn’t like to go to the beach, but she looks fine today. It feels good to take a walk while listening to the sound of the sea.
My wife cleaned up the house and decorated it for Christmas. Then I pulled out the paintings that had been closed and hung them on the wall, and it was completed.
玄関だけですが、それらしい雰囲気にはなったでしょう。
It’s just the entrance, but it has a Christmas-like atmosphere.
There was such a cat next to the entrance, and Konatsu and the cat glared at each other. The Yokosuka Line passes there, and because of the amazing sound, this game draw (lol)
Today is Saturday, and people who are off work come to my clinic, so I’m usually busy on Saturdays and Sundays, but for some reason I don’t have many reservations today. I knew that in advance, so I decided to take Konatsu with me.
どこへ連れていかれるのか不安げな顔に見えるけど、今日はセラピー犬しに行くんだからね！
It looks like you’re worried about “where I’ll be taken! ” but today, you’re going to be a therapy dog!
早朝の鶴岡八幡宮の前を通り過ぎ、横浜横須賀道路に向かっています。
Passing in front of Tsurugaoka Hachimangu in the early morning, we are heading for the Yokohama – Yokosuka Expressway.
その後、首都高湾岸線をひた走る。土曜日は道が空いているから1時間ちょっとで着きます。
After that, drive along the Metropolitan Expressway Bayshore Line. It will arrive in a little over an hour on Saturday because the road is empty.
さあ到着です。道の向こうに見えるのがクリニックで、今私が居る所がカウンセリングルーム。 It’s arrival. The clinic is on the other side of the road, and the place where I am now is the counseling room.
If Konatsu can keep this condition and be friendly, she will be able to heal the patient, but she is still afraid of people, so it seems there is still a long way to go.
今日は私と二人きりなので、ずっとこうしてのんびり過ごしていました。私が癒されていたのかもしれない。
Nobody came today, so Konatsu was spending a lot of time like this. I may have been healed.
I found out such an excellent goods at my travel destination last week. This is to pour wine with a needle without opening the cork of wine, but as much as you pour, argon gas with a purity of 99.99% will enter the bottle. The wine does not come into contact with the air and continues to age in the bottle, so the taste does not change even after many months.
However, in my case, if I open the wine seal, one bottle will be emptied in a couple of times, and since I usually only buy cheap wine, the cost performance is too bad!
The photo above is before going out this morning. The hair from the butt to the tail was all-you-can-grow, and although it wasn’t noticeable, the hair from the neck to the back was quite long.
カットが終わって帰ってきたのがこちら。スッキリしたね。
Here is the one that came back after the cut. It feels good !
After the shampoo cut, the veterinarian checked the whole body to see if Konatsu was in good physical condition, but I found an inflammation of about 1 cm on the right flank. I was asked by Dr, “Did Konatsu have any pretense that her body was itchy and scratching?”, But I can’t think of anything in particular. It looks red and swollen and begins to suppurate. “I’ll give Konatsu an injection of anti-suppuration and give her a week’s worth of medicine,” he said. Konatsu was lucky to have shampoo and cut today.
It was like this. On the other hand, the weight of Konatsu is 18.5kg, which is 900g less than the previous 19.4kg, which is effective for dieting! However, even if she has been on a diet for the past few months, I cannot let her guard down because it is increasing or decreasing.
After returning from the trip the other day, my daughter has been staying at home. It was a happy day for Konatsu. But my daughter is going back to her house today …
